Man accused of trying to torch ex-girlfriend's home

By Mike Glenn |
November 5, 2012
| Updated: November 5, 2012 8:41pm

Tadrick Goodman is charged with arson and is being held without bail. (HPD)

An east Houston man is accused of trying to burn down his former girlfriend's home while she was still inside because the woman wouldn't "spend time with him," authorities said.

Tadrick Goodman started a fire about 7 a.m. Saturday at the back door of the home in the 8600 block of Candy, authorities said. Arson investigators concluded a flammable liquid was used to ignite the blaze.

Arson investigators estimated damages to the home at $20,000. They also questioned the woman who lived there. She identified Goodman as the likely culprit.

The woman said she heard knocking on the front that morning. It was quickly followed by Goodman asking her to open the door. When she refused, Goodman began cursing at her, according to the criminal complaint filed against him.

The woman told police she then saw the 34-year-old Goodman skulking through the back yard.

"Five minutes later, she heard a popping noise and saw flames at her back door," according to the criminal complaint filed against Goodman.

She said Goodman had called her several times the night before and asked if they could spend time together. He became irate when she refused and threatened to set her home ablaze, according to the complaint.

The woman accused Goodman of making similar arson threats in the past and said he would cause her bodily harm, according to the criminal complaint.

On Monday, arson investigators said Goodman was in custody. He was charged with felony arson and is being held without bail.